Editor jessica kuper (19 risultati)

Trade Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. 1st Edition. Slight edgewear. Inscription on 2nd page. An anthropological study of food, eating and culinary culture. Entries describe the significance of food in the culture under examination, explain how it is selected and prepared, and provides a recipe that can recreate the tastes of other worlds.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very good. First. First edition, near fine cloth hardcover shows just a touch of wear, in very good dust jacket (price at flap) that shows closed tears at top edge with wrinkling as well. 230 pages with black & white illustrations. Still an attractive copy of this classic work that features ".choice contributions .collected from anthropologists all over the world to create a gastronomic galaxy that no global gourmet will want to be without.". Koster, Joan (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. First edition full green cloth hard cover with a dust jacket, VG/NF. Crisp, tight, clean and unmarked. Lower corners lightly bumped. Dust jacket, slightly rubbed, spine mildly sunned, offered in new mylar cover. 230pp, references, illustrations by Joan Koster. Introduction by Mary Douglas, preface by the editior, and Claude Levi-Strauss is among the many distinguished contributors to this compendium of the anthropology of cooking from all corners of the globe. Size: 8vo - 8" - 9" Tall. …

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st English Edition. Exotic food from many lands, the Anthropologist's point of view.Concluding article by Claude Levi-Strauss. Illustrated. Near Fine, in Very Near Fine, Clipped D. J. Uncommon. Size: Tall 8vo. Joan Koster (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Clean & Unmarked. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. A very clean and straight copy. Dust jacket is very slightly sunned. A very handsome copy. 230 pp.

Hardcover. 230 pages. 24 x 16 cm. The editor, Jessica Kuper, has collected from anthropologists all over the world to create a gastronomic galaxy of gourmet and everyday recipes. More than a mere roll-call of remarkable recipes, this book provides a fest of insights into the varied phenomena of intercultural cuisine, ranging from an examination of the significance of specific dishes, through general discussions concerning the preparation of food in a particular culture, to an analysis of the symbolic and structural significance of food and eating. Interior and boards crisp and clean. Dust wrapper lightly rubbed at edges. Covered in protective mylar. Green cloth covered boards. Near fine, in very good dust wrapper.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. This book remains in very good condition. Text clean & unmarked. Pages tanning along the edges, solid binding. In the mail within 24 hours.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 286 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.70 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 257 pages. 8.25x5.82x0.55 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Retired Library Book with library marking on front paste down. no other library markings. 230-pages Green-Cloth over boards Hardcover with Gilt titles on spine. Hardcover in excellent condition, dust jacket very good. Joan Koster (illustratore).…

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. Revised Edition. First published by Routledge and Kegan Paul in 1977, this is first revised and enlarged edition of 1997. Very minor creasing to top of jacket and spine, spine very very slightly sunned, corners slightly bruised, not price clipped, no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall an excellent copy of this scarce and fascinating cookbook. 248pp. le Stockfish? Ghanaian Groundnut Stew? Hawaian Lau Laus? Chugach? Eskimo Chowder? A few of the choice contributions collected from anthropologists all over the world to crate a gastronomic galaxy that no global gourmet will want to be without. Illustrations by Joan Koster (illustratore). …

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 300 pages. 8.56x5.43x0.91 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 262 pages. 9.21x6.14x0.71 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 490 pages. 7.80x5.08x1.11 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Dust jacket is fully intact, only lightly rubbed at edges. Top edge a bit dusty. All pages unmarked and uncreased. Overall, a good used copy. Publisher's note: First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Size: 24.1 x 16 x 1.9 cm. xiv, 248 pp. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Cooking, Wine & Dining; Anthropology; Cooking; ISBN: 0710305435. ISBN/EAN: 9780710305435. Add. Inventory No: 250607MMY0853107.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 1st edition. 286 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 253 pages. 8.25x5.81x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 380 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First edition. This handsome first edition, first impression of an illustrated book of recipes taken from across the globe and contextualised by several important anthropologists, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. This handsome first edition, first impression of the work.With the original unclipped dust wrapper.Illustrated with numerous charming monochrome vignettes by Joan Koster.This copy with a Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd compliments slip from Clare Alexander inserted loosely at the front of the work.This is a fascinating study which seeks to bring together recipes for popular dishes from around the world and reflect on their specific cultural significance, as well as on what they reveal about the wider symbolic significance of food and eating. Enriched by the insights of major anthroplogists such as Claude Lévi Strauss, Julian Pitt-Rivers, and Naomichi Ishige, it explores a range of topics, from 'Salt and Sugar in Portugal' and 'Social Aspects of Iteso Cookery', to 'Kammu Dishes' and 'Oyakodonburi from Japan'. In the original publisher's full cloth binding with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, excellent with just a touch of bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Wrapper is likewise attractive with just some sunning to the spine and fractional offsetting to the flyleaves. Internally, firmly bound with lovely, bright, clean pages barring the recto of the contents page, which has a few spots. Near Fine. Joan Koster (illustratore). book.…